Thursday, October 23, 2008

Baby Steps

Thought I would point out my first-ever contribution to Decanter, the fine wine magazine hailing from the UK. Yes, it's for Decanter.com, and yes its a total of about 150 words, but one has to start somewhere. And I'd rather contributer 150 words to a reputable publication than 10,000 to a rag.

Antinori: vast new plant in Puglia

Robert Simonson

Marchese Piero Antinori is building a US$16m wine-processing facility in southern Puglia.

Covering 13,000 square metres the Masseria Maime plant is so imposing that it has been dubbed 'Brindisi Airport'.

The plant will handle 75% of the total production of Antinori's Puglian venture Tormaresca. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2008.

It will take some of the burden off the much smaller Bocca di Lupo, Tormaresca's facility in northern Puglia.

'We really believe in this region and we thought that that to exploit its potential we needed a state-of-the-art facility,' said Antinori.

Tormaresca, started by Antinori in 1998, produces some six wines. It concentrates on local varietals such as Negroamaro, Primitivo and Aglianico, as well as Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.

The estate consists of two properties, Bocca di Lupo, a 100ha estate in the Castel del Monte DOC, and Masseria Maime, 500ha in the Salento DOC.

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Robert Simonson writes about spirits, cocktails and wine for such publications as The New York Times, Imbibe, Edible Brooklyn and Manhattan, Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, and GQ. He holds an advanced certificate from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, and another from the Beverage Alcohol Resource. He was nominated for 2012 Spirited Award for Best Cocktail Writing.
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